...or not important to go organic. For example, bananas are dirt cheap and not very important to buy organic.
Anyway DH and I have decided to start buying organic where we can, but we're on a very tight budget. We're starting with animal products (DH is omni, I'm ovo-lacto veg). It's easy for me to just eat less dairy and eggs, but DH gets A LOT of his calories from meat, eggs, and dairy. He's a big weight-lifter type with a high metabolism and he works out a lot, so his calorie needs are high. I'm trying to think of inexpensive foods he can fill up on that are either organic, or not super-important to buy organic. Eggs seem good because even though the organic ones are much pricier than non-organic, they're still pretty affordable relative to other foods (especially other protein sources). We already eat beans/lentils at least a few nights a week at dinner, so I suppose I could make him up some for lunches too. He also loves quinoa which I sometimes make him up for lunches, but that can get kind of pricy if we eat it a lot.
As for me, I've pretty much stopped drinking milk altogether. I buy local organic milk to make my own yogurt, which ends up being way cheaper than even non-organic store-bought yogurt. We haven't gone organic for cheese yet because DS1 is super-picky and totally noticed when I tried to swap out his beloved Land O Lakes white American from the deli. I've decreased the amount of cheese I eat though. I wish I could get DS1 eating organic and am still looking for a solution there. Our organic cheese options around here are extremely limited.
I'd appreciate any other ideas to help DH fill up so we can make room in our budget for small quantities of organic meat and dairy. Produce will come next, once we're settled into these changes. Thanks in advance!
Anyway DH and I have decided to start buying organic where we can, but we're on a very tight budget. We're starting with animal products (DH is omni, I'm ovo-lacto veg). It's easy for me to just eat less dairy and eggs, but DH gets A LOT of his calories from meat, eggs, and dairy. He's a big weight-lifter type with a high metabolism and he works out a lot, so his calorie needs are high. I'm trying to think of inexpensive foods he can fill up on that are either organic, or not super-important to buy organic. Eggs seem good because even though the organic ones are much pricier than non-organic, they're still pretty affordable relative to other foods (especially other protein sources). We already eat beans/lentils at least a few nights a week at dinner, so I suppose I could make him up some for lunches too. He also loves quinoa which I sometimes make him up for lunches, but that can get kind of pricy if we eat it a lot.
As for me, I've pretty much stopped drinking milk altogether. I buy local organic milk to make my own yogurt, which ends up being way cheaper than even non-organic store-bought yogurt. We haven't gone organic for cheese yet because DS1 is super-picky and totally noticed when I tried to swap out his beloved Land O Lakes white American from the deli. I've decreased the amount of cheese I eat though. I wish I could get DS1 eating organic and am still looking for a solution there. Our organic cheese options around here are extremely limited.
I'd appreciate any other ideas to help DH fill up so we can make room in our budget for small quantities of organic meat and dairy. Produce will come next, once we're settled into these changes. Thanks in advance!
